1520 - 1596 (76 years)Church of All Saints
The church of East Budleigh, dedicated to All Saints, and consecrated by Bishop Lacy about A. D. 1430, is situated on a hill behind the village. It consists of a nave and chancels, and north and south aisles. It is 80 feet long and 48£ feet broad, and the tower, containing five bells, is 72 feet high. In the east window are to be seen the arms of Courtenay, Bishop Lacy, St. George, Holland and Bonville. The pew ends are curiously carved with arabesques, figures, heads and the armorial bearings of local families, among them Ralegh, St. Clere, Grenville, Arscot, Ford, Courtenay and others. The first vicar was Stephen de Budleigh, admitted 11 July, 1261, on presentation of the Prioress and Convent of Polsoe (see Oliver's Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Devon). Sir Walter Ralegh was born at Hays House, in East Budleigh, and his father was one of the church-wardens in 1561. The tales of adventure of Ralegh and Sir Francis Drake—for the Drakes were also connected with this parish—must have had an important influen
| Date | 1430 |
| File name | Church of All Saints.jpg |
| File Size | 49.36k |
| Dimensions | 537 x 496 |
| Linked to | John Jean Conant, MD (Occupation); John Jean Conant, MD; Richard Conant (Occupation); Richard Conant |
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